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Lux Loveliness

Vibrant with colour, rich with retro charm, and oozing artisanal finesse, these are the enchanting creations of Trix Newham. Embracing the captivating visuals formed by glaze effects, Newham’s artistic designs combine inky, watercolour, crackled, and speckled looks with raw natural clay to produce dynamic, characterful works. Originally reigniting her love for pottery in 2021, Newham started out making small square dishes decorated with geometric patterns … Continue reading Lux Loveliness

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Kaolin x Greg Natale

Startled to discover it has been five whole years since we shared The Composite Collection, it seems high time to check out whether Australian designer Greg Natale has been creating any more tiling delights for us to sink our teeth into. And thankfully he hasn’t disappointed. This time collaborating with Kaolin, Natale has produced the Dimora Collection, a set of three tile series – The … Continue reading Kaolin x Greg Natale

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Continuous Coldharbour Creations

Way back in December 2022 we were eagerly awaiting the release of Coldharbour Tiles’ recycled fishing net tiles. Now, in the summer of 2024 their collection has blossomed into a stylish selection of playful shapes that elevate the seaside shades that make up the Net Positive colour palette. Lush, vibrant Green Flash, inky teal Vescovo, dark navy Twenty Six Stories, grey-tinted blue Parrotfish Sand, sky … Continue reading Continuous Coldharbour Creations

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A cornucopia of creepy crawlies

For those of you who wishes we had even more insect tiles than we could fit into our post from a few weeks ago, today is your lucky day! Norwich-based Emily of Kreetzers Creatures showcases her love of all things bug, beetle, and beyond in charming ceramic style. Displaying the magnificent and mystical shapes and shades of longhorn beetles, moths, dragonflies, cockroaches, butterflies, cicadas, shield … Continue reading A cornucopia of creepy crawlies

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Pop back to the 70s

Reimagining retro cool in three dimensions, Sartoria‘s fresh and fabulous Pop collection takes us back to the 70s with a captivating selection of 3D shapes and curated shades. Nine hues – Latte, Perla, Rosa, Verde, Ocra, Terra, Muschio, Blue Avio, and Nero – span dainty pastels and richer vintage tones as well as a sophisticated selection of neutrals. Adding extra dimension to the classic 62 … Continue reading Pop back to the 70s

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Perfectly Poured

With the wibbly-wobbly, wavy, zebra-esque flair of Henry Holland Studio, Bert & May‘s newest collection translates an iconic aesthetic onto tile. Inspired by the Japanese art of nerikomi, these hand-poured cement pieces are unique every time as threads of colour flutter across the surface, pooling and streaking at random. Four homely shades – Rosemary Green, Mineral Blue, Rust, and Purple Brown – create diverse characters, … Continue reading Perfectly Poured

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A bouquet of birds

Beautiful, busy, and bursting with birds, Linda Hoskin‘s art tiles are for nature lovers. Originally from Northamptonshire, Hoskin has spent the last 20 years in the North East of Scotland, absorbing the coast and countryside and recreating the sights with colour and quirks. Not your average country tiles, Hoskin’s watercolour designs vibrantly separate themselves from their quaint counterparts with rich pigments and dynamic compositions. Peruse … Continue reading A bouquet of birds

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Commune Collection

Partnering with Los Angeles based design studio Commune Design, Exquisite Surfaces have created a striking selection of handmade tiles, rich with earthy charm and enticing personality. Eight different designs – Sitio, Najavo, Zuni, Mochi, Circle, Drop, Bean, and Abstrakt – provide enormous variety, both across the design families and within them. Sitio alone is made up of eight variations of surface relief and four contrasting … Continue reading Commune Collection

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Weave for the Wall

Presenting an entirely new type of tile, Ronan Bouroullec’s Adagio for Mutina offers a way to weave with ceramics. A singular arched form with a central section removed for easy installation, Adagio’s unique shape is made from double fired white-paste ceramic, glazed on all visible sides in a high gloss finish to create striking shiny visuals. Five colours (Bianco, Grigio, Rosso, Blu, and Verde) and … Continue reading Weave for the Wall

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Brick & Brush

Pairing lively botanical murals with characterful zellige, Audrey Lane‘s fresh Brick & Brush collection is an artisanal dream. Seeking out the unusual, beautiful, and bespoke, this brand new collection binds the skill and artful eyes of Naples-based painter Kristy Gammill and co-founder of CID Design Group Jenn Zella. Kristy Gammill’s seven abstract murals are buzzing with brush strokes. Nature’s rhythm is reflected in swooping shapes … Continue reading Brick & Brush

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Preserving Posidonia

Flecked and fabulous, these terrazzoesque tiles designed by Astrid Stavro for Huguet utilise some unexpected materials to create their texture and freckles. The first of these materials is Posidonia Oceanica, a seagrass known as “the lungs of the Mediterranean”. Growing in underwater meadows around the Balearic Islands, posidonia plays a vital role in the marine ecosystem and as a natural defence against climate change. Unfortunately … Continue reading Preserving Posidonia

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Get Meshy

Channelling wire cybermesh matrix-style vibes, Quintessenza Ceramiche‘s Oltre collection plays with lines to create striking patterns and alluring lattice world. Five combos mix and match the five down-to-earth colours (Bianco, Nero, Verde, Cotto, and Blu), bringing definition front and centre, highlighting grout and embracing it to enhance design. Grids in Verde/Cotto, Cotto/Blu, Blu/Bianco, Bianco/Nero, and Nero/Verde as well as a tri-stripe are paired with plain … Continue reading Get Meshy

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Myrsini Alexandridi

On rare and wonderful days I come across tiles so beautiful I could cry. And the day I discovered Myrsini Alexandridi I very nearly shed a tear. Greek-born and Stockholm-based interior architect Myrsini Alexandridi creates artworks informed by her architectural practice, Greek tradition, and topographical forms, neatly and uniquely on the world’s greatest canvas – tile. Mini murals as small as two tiles and up … Continue reading Myrsini Alexandridi

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Earth to Da Vinci

Take yourself on a trip to the tropics with Da Vinci Cerámica‘s Earth collection. Named after stunning locations around the globe, Earth offers up a rich tapestry of unusual surface patterns and effects inspired by some of nature’s finest creations. Intensely blue geodes form the striking decors of Belice, Daira, and Onoa, creating a captivating crystal carpet full of fine, dainty details. In vibrant Turquesa, … Continue reading Earth to Da Vinci

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The Branded Tile Company x Harlequin

The newest member of the Branded Tile Company family, born from a collaboration with Sanderson Design Group brand Harlequin, adds four contemporary designs to hang out alongside Branded Tile’s more traditional Burmantofts tile siblings. Each showcasing a different attitude, Sumi, Enigmatic, Tessellation, and Bodega offer raw design potential straight from the belly of Harlequin’s bold and beautiful portfolio. With striking angles and captivating geometrics, Sumi … Continue reading The Branded Tile Company x Harlequin

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The Huguet Alphabet

Two years ago our very first Cyberspace Curiosities post covered the Abecedari Collection by Lluís Clotet for Huguet Mallorca, a range of 26 simplistic graphics depicting each letter of the alphabet ready to be mixed and matched and formed into words or geometric patterns. But that’s not the only lettering offered by this innovative company. A modular font designed by Sascha Lobe fragments the letters into … Continue reading The Huguet Alphabet

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Karak Revisted

It has been four years since our last look at Austrian company Karak so it’s time for a refresher. If you’d like a bit of background or more information on their production process read this first! Their trio of first-rate finishes (Screenprinted Raku, Screenprinted White, and Embossed Relief) all tell the tales of an artisan’s hand. Crackles, pockets of pigment, and marks from the tongs … Continue reading Karak Revisted

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Osso & Bottone

Alert! A new grout-centric tile duo from Ronan Bouroullec has entered the design world. Mutina‘s Otto & Bottone each feature distinctive recessed cutouts creating highly decorative details that emphasise grout. Osso’s subtle curved edge forms a sleek, delicate visual in both an elongated 30 by 275mm (S) and a stubbier 75 by 231mm (L). The dented sides produce a stylish wave where pockets of coloured … Continue reading Osso & Bottone

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Bussoga: Beyond Brilliant

If you’re into unique, striking, and boundary-pushing art, today’s tile company feature is exactly what you need. Based in Girona, Spain, Bussoga blends the modular magic of mathematics with a wildly creative attitude, giving life to an enormous catalogue of incredible ceramics unlike any you have seen before. Founded in 2010 by Josep Motas, who was later joined by Irina Grosu, Bussoga was created to … Continue reading Bussoga: Beyond Brilliant

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Pick and mix your Poisson

This fabulously fishy feature tile collection from Italian handmade tile design house Ceramiche Arcea takes mix and match to the next level. Seven different compositions, each consisting of an individual head, body, and tail piece, make up Poisson. These compositions are distinguished through colour and pattern with three blues, one pink, one red, one yellow, and one black trio all making use of a different … Continue reading Pick and mix your Poisson

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